Celedonio Dómeco de Jarauta (3 March 1814 – 19 July 1848) was a Spanish soldier, Catholic priest and later a Mexican guerrilla leader in the Mexican-American War.

In 1847, when the Americans landed near Veracruz was appointed chaplain of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, then head of the field hospital.

After the fall of the city he went into the countryside and organized companies of guerrillas then commanded a force of them, harassing American convoys, small parties and couriers between Veracruz and Puebla especially in the Sotovento region, the coastal plain of the state of Veracruz.

[2] On September 14, 1847, when the authorities of Mexico City had evacuated the population and the forces of American General Winfield Scott, after the capture of Chapultepec, were preparing to take the city, Jarauta helped by other European priests and Mexican military, in disagreement with their government, they put up tough resistance to the Americans, delaying the occupation for at least 72 hours and thereby forcing the possibility of an agreement.

Opposed to the treaty and the policies of President Manuel de la Peña y Peña, he joined General Mariano Paredes, Manuel Doblado and others in armed revolt, but they were defeated by the remaining Mexican Army under General Anastasio Bustamante at Guanajuato on July 18, 1848.